U.S. floor area in newly completed single-family houses
median and average square feet, 1973–2013
| Data Item | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median square footage | 1,660.00 | 1,695.00 | 1,645.00 | 1,700.00 | 1,720.00 | 1,755.00 | 1,760.00 | 1,740.00 | 1,720.00 | 1,710.00 | 1,725.00 | 1,780.00 | 1,785.00 | 1,825.00 | 1,905.00 | 1,995.00 | 2,035.00 | 2,080.00 | 2,075.00 | 2,095.00 | 2,095.00 | 2,100.00 | 2,095.00 | 2,120.00 | 2,150.00 | 2,190.00 | 2,223.00 | 2,266.00 | 2,324.00 | 2,320.00 | 2,330.00 | 2,349.00 | 2,434.00 | 2,469.00 | 2,521.00 | 2,519.00 | 2,438.00 | 2,392.00 | 2,480.00 | 2,505.00 | 2,598.00 |